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PLEASE HELP ILL GIVE BRAINALIEST HURRY

The elevation of city A is 96 feet below sea level; the elevation of city C is 24 feet below sea level. The elevation of city D is 1 over 4 of the elevation of city C.

Part A: Write an expression to represent the elevation, in feet, of city D. (5 points)

Part B: Solve the expression and explain why the answer is negative or positive.

User Tomafro
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Given

  • A = 96 ft
  • C = - 24 ft

Part A

The elevation of city D is 1 over 4 of the elevation of city C.

  • D = (1/4)C

Part B

  • D = (1/4)*(-24) = - 6

The answer is negative as it is the result of the product of positive and negative numbers.

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